Hidden History of Bucks County
eBook - ePub

Hidden History of Bucks County

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hidden History of Bucks County

About this book

Bucks County was an original county in William Penn's newly formed Pennsylvania province and has carried the weight of history ever since. Join author Jennifer Rogers as she recounts the lesser-known history of Bucks County.


Industrial power in the region expanded in the late 1700s as Irish laborers sacrificed life and limb to construct a section of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Durham Furnace. In 1921, a gruesome train wreck claimed the lives of twenty-seven people, forever leaving its tragic mark on the busy rail lines emerging from Philadelphia. Raised a Quaker in Doylestown, James A. Michener went from local English teacher to Pulitzer Prize-winning author, leaving his philanthropic mark at the art museum named for him.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781439666135
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. William Penn and the Lenni-Lenapes
  10. 2. Bucks County
  11. Part I. PROMINENT FAMILIES AND HOMESTEADS
  12. Part II. THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DURHAM FURNACE
  13. Part III. ABOLITION AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN BUCKS COUNTY
  14. Part IV. FROM CIVIL WAR TO DENTISTRY: ONE BUCKS COUNTY SOLDIER’S ACCOUNT AND LIFE AFTER THE WAR
  15. Part V. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR: THE CONTENTINAL ARMY IN BUCKS COUNTY AND THE BATTLE OF CROOKED BILLET
  16. Part VI. INNS AND TAVERNS: SERVING UP ALES AND HISTORY
  17. Part VII. THE HORRIFIC TRAIN WRECK THAT ROCKED BUCKS COUNTY TO ITS CORE
  18. Part VIII. DOAN OUTLAWS: THE PLUMSTEAD COWBOYS
  19. Part IX. HISTORIC CEMETERIES AND MASS GRAVES IN BUCKS COUNTY
  20. Bibliography
  21. About the Author